A horse-drawn carriage is driving down the street, with people occasionally turning their heads to look back.

  The Langya Wang lowered his head under the gaze of everyone pointing and staring at him.

  Zhang Qi lying in his arms, softly leaning against him, with a lazy and delicate expression, making it impossible for people to associate her previous behavior with this person.

  He looked down at her.

  In this world, there is only one woman who can effortlessly make him devote himself wholeheartedly. Although she is humble to the extreme, she always makes him and others unable to help but respect her!

  This woman is elegant and refined!

  The King of Lanling tightened his arm and lowered his head, planting a deep kiss on her forehead.

  At this moment, a clear and cheerful voice suddenly came from outside, "A Qi, A Qi!"

  It's A Lu's voice!

  Exhausted and drowsy, Zhang Qi suddenly heard the shout, hastily opened her eyes and sat up. She called out joyfully: "It's A Lu, she's calling me!"

  Delighted to the point of raising her voice slightly.

  The King of Lanling had never seen her so delighted before, and he couldn't help but furrow his brow.

  Just then, Zhang Qian suddenly lifted the car curtain and looked around, and soon she saw Ah Lu running hastily from the left side, and hurriedly called out: "Stop the car, stop the car!"

  The carriage had just stopped when Zhang Gui turned to Lang Ling Wang, smiling and said: "Chang Gong, my maid A Lu has arrived, I want her to get on the carriage."

  The King of Lanling did not like having other people around when he was with her, so Zhang Gui specially told him.

  He nodded and said, "Let her come up."

  "Yes."

  Zhang Qi hastily lifted the curtain and reached out to pull A Lu into the carriage. A Lu, holding Zhang Qi's hand, jumped onto the carriage and smiled as she hugged Zhang Qi tightly, exclaiming: "A Gui! I've finally seen you!" Just as she said this, her mouth opened wide and she burst into tears. As Zhang Qi was busy comforting her, A Lu wiped away her tears and sobbed: "I miss you so much, I miss you..."

  Zhang Qixin was moved. He turned around and hugged her back.

  Just calm down, Zhang Qi immediately said: "How did you come?" She said seriously: "Aren't you at Xiao Mo's place?"

  A-Lu couldn't stop crying, she sobbed as she spoke: "Xiao Lang just saw you kill that guy. He told me to come over and said I should still follow you."

  It should be a happy thing, but Zhang Qi furrowed her brow. She said anxiously: "But it's safer there with him, not here..."

  Just as he said this, Langling Wang's low voice came, "Why is it safe there, but not here?"

  He turned his head, staring at Zhang Qi for a moment, his voice slightly low, "You're with me. How could you not be safe?"

  It was only then that he realized, originally in Zhang Yi's heart, being by his side was even more unsafe than being with Xiao Mo. No wonder she had a personal maid, but never called her back before. He had thought it was Xiao Mo not letting her go, but today he knew it was because she herself didn't want to!

  But in fact, until now she still feels that she cannot let her be at ease!

  Suddenly hearing Langling Wang's question, Zhang Gui turned back in surprise.

  She met his gaze head-on.

  He stared at her unblinkingly, obviously waiting for her response.

  Feeling the atmosphere was off, Ah Lu opened her round eyes and also stopped crying.

  Zhang Qi lowered her head, and with a sorrowful smile, she said softly: "Ah Qi is just a concubine by the side of the Duke... As long as they don't care, neither the Empress Dowager nor Your Majesty will be able to kill her offhand! Of course, with the Duke around, they can't not care, but Ah Lu is different. They need to know that I also have people I care about, and the first one is her."

  "The King of Lanling's voice was low and firm, 'No!' He said resolutely: 'This kind of thing will never happen!'"

  Zhang Qi didn't argue, she just turned her head and quietly looked at the scenery outside.

  And so silently refuted him.

  The King of Lanling did not like her this way, he did not understand why no matter how tightly she held onto him, she was always restless? As if in this world, there was originally no place for her to settle down.

  He didn't like himself this way either. She was just daydreaming, but why couldn't he help but feel uneasy seeing her like that? Why couldn't he just laugh it off?

  In the midst of silence, the carriage arrived at the Langling Wangfu.

  As soon as they arrived at the gate of the mansion, Prince Langling jumped off his carriage and left with a few guards on horseback.

  As soon as he left, Zhang Qi and A Lu gathered in the room, whispering to each other.

  A Lu supported her chin with one hand, her eyes shining as she stared at Zhang Qi, excitedly saying: "A Qi, you're so amazing!" She nodded vigorously, a smile curving her eyes, "You really are amazing! Just now even Xiao Lang was stunned. I think he likes you even more."

  Zhang Qi was also amused by her tone and couldn't help but laugh. She reached out to pinch Ah Lu's round cheeks, and Zhang Qi instructed in a soft voice: "Gao Changgong gave me many guards, and soon I'll instruct them to protect you too. Just remember, no matter who tries to harm you, call for them to take action to protect you. If they don't listen, threaten them, or even cry and make a scene!"

  A Lu nodded repeatedly, "Ah Qi is the most powerful." She lay on the tiger skin blanket with no heart or lungs, rubbing her face against the soft fur while smiling with curved eyes, "It's still Ah Qi who is the best, Ah Qi, I want to sleep with you tonight."

  Just as she said that, Zhang Qihong's face turned red and she froze. Ah Lu reacted and stuck out her tongue, muttering: "Not a kid anymore, still taking up your space every day?"

  Jian Qi glared at herself, and Ah Lu was so frightened that she shrank her head. In a twinkling of an eye, she smiled and said: "Ah Qi, do you know? Every day there are noble ladies who go to find Xiao Lang, but Xiao Lang doesn't care about any of them. He always says that these Xianbei barbarian girls are far inferior to Ah Qi."

  Zhang Kaidao said: "It's not easy for him either. If he can marry a Xianbei noblewoman, it will be very beneficial for his future."

  "Xiao Lang is waiting for you, he won't leave."

  Upon hearing Ah Lu's words, Zhang Qi furrowed her brow. After a moment of contemplation, she shook her head and said: "Let's not talk about that, Ah Lu. Tell me, how have you been spending your days by Xiao Mo's side since we parted ways?"

  The master and servant chatted for a while, then laughed and made several dishes of Jiankang cuisine, eating a sumptuous dinner.

  In the days accompanied by A Lu, it's indeed easy to pass the time quickly, and before you know it, several more days have passed.

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  This morning, Zhang Gui had just gotten up when a series of footsteps came and a guard leader outside said: "Zhang Ji. The Duke has received an urgent decree and set out for the border early this morning. He ordered us to escort you, Miss. If there's anything you need, please instruct."

  Zhang Qi was taken aback and stood up to ask: "How long has the Duke been gone?"

  "Less than two hours. Princess, you can rest assured, there are thirty of us guarding you. No one dares to touch a single hair on your head."

  In absolute silence. After a long time, Zhang Gui finally said: "I know, you can withdraw."

  "Yes."

  Compared to Zhang Qi's silence, Ah Lu was overjoyed. Upon hearing the news of Lang Ling Wang's departure, she jumped up and hugged Zhang Qi, exclaiming: "Great, Ah Qi! Finally, no one will glare at me anymore!"

  A Lu didn't understand either. What had she done to offend the King of Lanling? She was a very competent and loyal maid, yet he always glared at her with his eyebrows raised and eyes narrowed. It made even her, who was normally thick-skinned, feel uneasy and on edge.

  Seeing A Lu so happy, Zhang Qi also smiled. She was different from A Lu. Since following Lang Ling Wang, she had never been separated from him, and this sudden separation made her feel a bit unaccustomed, always feeling empty in her heart!

  Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

  The King of Lanling has not returned yet.

  The peach blossoms in Ye City were in full bloom, and the pink and white petals began to fall one after another in the spring rain. On the streets, in the gardens, the leaves gradually turned dark green.

  Spring is getting deeper and deeper.

  The sky, which had been clear for several days, was a brilliant blue, with several strips of bright red clouds stretching across the western horizon, casting a glorious glow over the entire scene.

  Sitting in the courtyard, Zhang Qi suddenly heard a burst of laughter and music coming from outside the gate.

  What's all the commotion about? Has Langling Wang won some great victory or something?

  Zhang Qi hastily stood up.

  As soon as there was a commotion outside, Ah Lu had already rushed out to watch the excitement, and Zhang Gui looked around, but she hadn't seen her return yet.

  Just as she was hesitating about whether to go out and join in the excitement, a group of people rushed into the courtyard through the open gate.

  The one walking in the front was a girl in Chinese dress, with a long face and slender figure, her eyebrows and eyes were elegant and moving. It was Zheng Yu. Behind Zheng Yu, there were four maidservants following her. Zheng Yu walked a bit fast, so that the four maidservants had to run quickly to keep up with her.

  When he saw Zhang Qi, Zheng Yu called out: "A Qi!"

  Her voice was shaking slightly and very unstable.

  What's wrong?

  Zhang Qi's face turned pale and she hastily went forward to greet him.

  As he watched Ruan rush over, his eyes lit up like Zhang Gui's weak willow swaying in the wind.

  She rushed in front of Zhang Qi.

  Looking at Zhang Qi, Zheng Yu's face turned pale, and there were also tears in her eyes. After thinking for a moment, she reached out to pull Zhang Qi over and walked under a nearby tree.

  Biting her lip and holding back tears, Zheng Yu interrupted Zhang Qi's urgent and anxious question, saying: "Qi, something's happened!"

  Two lines of clear tears flowed down Zheng Yu's face, and she helplessly looked at Zhang Qi, muttering: "Lou Qiuniang was seen by many people, she appeared in the military account of Chang Gong without wearing clothes."

  She trembled and said: "This matter has been passed on to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager is about to arrange a marriage for Long Gong! Ah Gui, your family's Duke, will soon marry Luo Qi's daughter as his wife!"

  She gave a mournful smile and said bitterly to Zhang Qi: "You're so clever, guarding against me in every way, but I'm sure you never thought that the one who would win the favor of your family's Duke would be a Xianbei noblewoman that you've never even seen before?" She took a step back, her voice despairing: "It's all over. You and I are both finished. I'll never be able to marry Xiaoxuan now, and you'll soon be kicked out! Zhang Qi, after fighting with me for so long, I'm sure you never thought it would end like this?"

  She gave a listless smile, ignoring Zhang Qi who was stunned like a wooden chicken, turned around and stumbled out. The four maids saw the situation and quickly followed to support her!

  At this time, A Lu hastily ran over and anxiously called out: "A Gui?"

  Upon hearing her voice, Zhang Gui turned around. Confronting a worried A Lu, Zhang Gui appeared exceptionally calm and composed. She smiled at A Lu and said calmly: "Don't worry about me... He won't! In this world, no one can force Gao Changgong to get married! Not even the Empress Dowager!"

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